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Originally Posted by Toddzilla
I don't think Jon is saying what she said wasn't offensive - at least I hope he isn't - but I took his comment as his disagreement that the anchor being white had nothing to do with it.
and IMHO, it had everything to do with her being white.
Also, FWIW, Al Sharpton is a gasbag - who f'ing cares what he has to say?
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Agreed. The fact that she was white has a lot to do with this. If she were black, it'd probably be a non story.
It was a poor choice of words and probably a stupid thing to say.
I don't think it was a "hate crime." And, yes, Al Sharpton is a gassbag. Idiot Al, indeed.
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